Q&A with Ellen Kiely and Julie Kashirahamwe

by communications@welcomingamerica.org | May 14, 2021 | United Kingdom

Ellen Kiely and Julie Kashirahamwe Liverpool City Council Q: What does your Welcoming work look like in Liverpool, and what do you want to achieve? A: Our ultimate vision is to make Liverpool a welcoming and inclusive place for refugees, people seeking asylum and...

Q&A with Jacqui Broadhead

by Vanja | Jun 20, 2020 | United Kingdom

Jacqui Broadhead Director of the Global Exchange on Migration and Diversity at COMPAS, University of Oxford Q: Can you tell me about your work on the Inclusive Cities initiative in the UK? A: One of the key features of our program, which chimes with the work of...

Q&A with David Barclay

by Vanja | Jun 19, 2020 | United Kingdom

David Barclay Mayor’s Advisor on Inclusion at Bristol City Council Q: Which projects did you partner with the Inclusive Cities initiative on?  A: Inclusive Cities is a place where different projects can be catalysed and started up, but they are then run by different...

Q&A with Claudia Walther

by Vanja | Jun 15, 2020 | Germany

Claudia Walther Senior Project Manager in the LebensWerte Kommune program at Bertelsmann Foundation Q: How did you introduce the Welcoming program to Germany? A: In 2017 we first heard about Welcoming America’s approach: welcoming cities. We realised it would be a...

Q&A with June Rout

by Vanja | May 8, 2020 | New Zealand

June Rout Welcoming Communities Program Manager, Immigration New Zealand Q: Can you tell us about your work on the Welcoming Communities program in New Zealand? A: Welcoming Communities – Te Waharoa ki ngā Hapori – is a settlement program that was started in New...

Q&A with Stephanie Velvin

by Vanja | May 8, 2020 | New Zealand

Stephanie Velvin Welcoming Communities Coordinator at the Palmerston North City Council Q: How do you engage local communities in the culture of welcome? A: I work with community groups through our Welcoming Communities Advisory Group, which includes representatives...